By Karen Risch Deep in the dog days of summer, the Southwest Monsoon typically blesses the San Juans with a welcome series of cooler days and nights a...
July 24, 2019
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, There is no housing “problem” for the governments of Ouray/Ridgway or Ouray County to “fix” (other than reducing tax...
July 24, 2019
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, We oppose the planned PUD with the Twin Peaks Hotel. We all live and/or work in Ouray, and most of us have been here...
July 24, 2019
Obituaries
David Andrews Calhoon, 1924-2019, was born in the mining town of Victor, CO on November 16, 1924. He died peacefully on July 14, 2019. Growing up in V...
July 24, 2019
News
July 8 Officer took custody of a found credit card that was turned into the Police Department. Officer conducted two VIN checks at the Police Departme...
July 18, 2019
THURSDAY, JULY 18 KID ACTIVITY - Girls in STEM for girls entering fourth through eighth grade at Ouray Public Library, 4 p.m. LECTURE - Mountain SAR S...
July 18, 2019
News
The Colorado State Patrol is looking for witnesses to an accident near mile-marker 88 on U.S. Highway 550 on July 14. The accident involved a 2005 Dod...
July 17, 2019
News
WESTERN COLORADO Rising reservoir water levels at Ridgway State Park have prompted officials to close the the shoreline vehicle access on the south si...
July 17, 2019
News
The Ouray Trail Group partnered with the U.S. Forest Service and local outfitter Action Adventures last weekend to do some much needed-maintenance on ...
July 17, 2019
News
CITY OF OURAY The Ouray Hot Springs will be hosting a statewide swim meet and will close to the public during the competition, Aug. 2-4. This is the f...
July 17, 2019
Main, News...
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Main
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
News
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
News
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
